Dallas Cowboys safety (26) Will Allen heads off the filed at halftime during a game against the San Diego Chargers played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.

Former Cowboys safety Will Allen said Tuesday that the problem is actually the opposite.

Allen, who signed with the Cowboys in March and was released after five games, said the Cowboys deal with a “very micro-managed atmosphere.”

“I feel when I was in Dallas, it was a very micro-managed atmosphere,” Allen said on Sirius XM NFL Radio. “Everything was heightened. Everything was very tight. I didn’t feel the relationship and the bonding between players and coaches. Maybe just the players, or maybe just a few coaches and a few players. I think that’s the rift that you get and everybody wonders why Dallas can’t finish, why Dallas isn’t completing everything it needs to.”

Allen started the first two games this season but then lost his starting job to rookie J.J. Wilcox. The veteran safety recorded nine tackles, three passes defensed and one interception in four games.

Allen, 31, then signed with Pittsburgh on Oct. 10. He has played in six games with the Steelers, recording 11 tackles, one pass defensed and one interception.

“The players are great,” Allen added about his time in Dallas. “The players are tremendous. The coaches are some of the best in the business. You just need a cohesion there that allows players and coaches to really execute and do their jobs and it’s not something hanging over their heads, that if they mess up you’re going to get cut or you’re not going to play or not going to do this. That’s not fun for anybody. That’s not fun for anybody.

“You never feel that with Pittsburgh. Everybody’s given a chance to prove themselves, everybody’s given a chance to play together and the guys we truly, sincerely believe in everyone. The coaches believe in the players. The players believe in the coaches and you just see this even path now.

“If guys are consistently not performing, obviously you’re not going to be on the field. Obviously you’re not going to play. But everybody is encouraging, everybody is uplifting, everybody is pushing for each other’s best. That’s what you want. We understand that it’s a business, but football is a business. Winning is our business. But if we’re not a team, if we’re not together in it all, then we have nothing. That’s the mindset in Pittsburgh.”

Allen said he was released by the Cowboys because the franchise didn’t feel like he fit their scheme or with their organization.

“It’s probably true,” he said. “I have a lot of respect for the coaches there. I have a lot of respect even for Jerry Jones, but obviously it didn’t fit. I wasn’t the player they thought I would be or that I am. But everything happens for a reason and I’m excited about being back in Pittsburgh.”

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